I have been reading fanfiction for a while. I turned nineteen on January first this year, and I have been reading it since I was thirteen. I only started writing it a short while ago, but I have yet to get a real flame. But this isn't the bragging corner, I know I need a lot of improvement as well. (Don't we all?)
I have a couple of friends I have met through writing fanfiction, mostly frequent reviewers such as X Serac, Master Masa Random, Jennon-Donnon, etc. So far we have only talked through fanfiction replies and a few emails. The problem is, I would like to know a lot more about people I am friendly with online. Nothing IRL, things like AIM and such.
Therein lies my problem. The way people speak in a review, or a forum; they are all a lot different than they are in real life. Breaching the barrier may turn out to be undesirable, as what you may learn could shatter the illusions that you have built around that person.
This is not a thread for personal advice, just using experience to build-up to my point. At what point would you consider it okay to breach the purely fanfiction-related relationship? When does it become more desirable to risk the illusionary persona you have built for the cruel reality?
Discuss as you see fit. I would love to hear what people think before offering my opinion! ^_^
I have a couple of friends I have met through writing fanfiction, mostly frequent reviewers such as X Serac, Master Masa Random, Jennon-Donnon, etc. So far we have only talked through fanfiction replies and a few emails. The problem is, I would like to know a lot more about people I am friendly with online. Nothing IRL, things like AIM and such.
Therein lies my problem. The way people speak in a review, or a forum; they are all a lot different than they are in real life. Breaching the barrier may turn out to be undesirable, as what you may learn could shatter the illusions that you have built around that person.
This is not a thread for personal advice, just using experience to build-up to my point. At what point would you consider it okay to breach the purely fanfiction-related relationship? When does it become more desirable to risk the illusionary persona you have built for the cruel reality?
Discuss as you see fit. I would love to hear what people think before offering my opinion! ^_^